immediate mobilization for the national security in the event of a national emergency.

SEC. 306. (a) There shall be in the Army certain branches, which shall be known as basic branches of the Army, to which members of the Army shall be assigned by the Secretary of the Army; but the Secretary shall not assign to any basic branch any officer who has been appointed and commissioned in one of the special branches specified in subsection (b) of this section. There shall be such basic branches as may from time to time be determined to be appropriate to the development and maintenance of the arms and supporting activities necessary to the efficiency of the Army; and, for this purpose, the President, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of the Army may from time to time establish new basic branches, and may discontinue or consolidate such basic branches as are now or may hereafter be established; but, until such time as otherwise directed, the basic branches of the Army shall be: Infantry, Armor, Artillery, Engineer Corps, Signal Corps, Adjutant General's Corps, Quartermaster Corps, Finance Corps, Ordnance Corps, Chemical Corps, Transportation Corps, and Military Police Corps.

(b) There shall be in the Army certain branches, which shall be known as special branches, and which shall consist of Regular Army officers appointed and commissioned therein, and such other members of the Army as may be assigned thereto by the Secretary of the Army; but the Secretary shall not assign to any special branch any officer who has been appointed and commissioned in some other special branch, or in the Regular Army without specification of branch. The several corps of the Army Medical Service, the Judge Advocate General's Corps, and the chaplains, authorized by sections 307, 308, and 309 of this Act, shall constitute the special branches of the Army.

(c) Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe, commissioned officers of the Army may be detailed as general staff officers and as inspectors general; and members of the Army may be detailed to duty in particular fields to be designated from time to time by the Secretary of the Army, including but not limited to, the fields of intelligence, counterintelligence, and military government.

(d) Members of the Army, appointed or assigned to one branch, may, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, be detailed for duty with any other branch.

(e) Members of the Army while not serving on active duty, may, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, be assigned to the branches of the Army provided for in this Act, or to such other branches or groups, and to such organizations as the Secretary of the Army may determine appropriate. SEC. 307. There shall be in the Army a Medical Service, which shall consist of the Surgeon General and the Assistant Surgeons General authorized by sections 206 and 208 of this Act, the Medical Corps, the Dental Corps, the Veterinary Corps, the Medical Service Corps, the Army Nurse Corps, and the Women's Medical Specialist Corps. Each such corps shall consist of Regular Army officers appointed and commissioned therein and such other members of the Army as may be assigned thereto by the Secretary of the Army; but the Secretary shall not assign to any corps of the Army Medical Service any officer who has been appointed and commissioned in some other corps of the Army Medical Service, or in some other special branch, or in the Regular Army without specification of branch. The Medical Service Corps, the Army Nurse Corps, and the Women's Medical Specialist Corps shall include the Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs, and shall include the sections, as now prescribed by law.

SEC. 308. There shall be in the Army a Judge Advocate General's Corps, which shall consist of the Judge Advocate General and the Assistant Judge Advocate General authorized by sections 206 and 208 of this Act, three officers with the rank of brigadier general. Regular Army officers appointed and commissioned therein, and such other members of the Army as may be assigned thereto by the Secretary of the Army; but the Secretary shall not assign to the Judge Advocate General's Corps any officer who has been appointed and commissioned in some other special branch or in the Regular Army without specification of branch. The authorized number of commissioned officers of the Regular Army on the active list in the Judge Advocate General's Corps shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, but such authorized number shall not be less than 12 per centum of the authorized number of commissioned officers on the active list of the Regular Army. The Judge Advocates' promotion list prescribed in section 247, Public Law 759, Eightieth Congress, shall include only

commissioner officers of the Regular Army on the active list in the Judge Advocate General's Corps.

SEC. 309. There shall be chaplains in the Army. The chaplains shall include the Chief of Chaplains authorized by section 206 of the Act, Regular Army officers appointed and commissioned as chaplains, and other officers of the Army appointed and commissioned as chaplains in the Army, or in any component thereof, as now or hereafter provided by law.

SEC. 310. There shall be in the Army a Women's Army Corps as now authorized by law.

TITLE IV-REPEALS, AMENDMENTS, AND SAVING PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. The following laws and parts of laws are hereby repealed, and all other laws and parts of laws inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed: Provided, That any such laws and parts of laws shall remain in effect to the extent, but only to the extent, that they are applicable to the Department of the Air Force, the United States Air Force, or any officers or agencies thereof, by virtue of the National Security Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 495), as amended, or action taken under the authority of that Act:

(a) Sections 1, 2, 3, 5a, 5b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9a, 10, 12, 12a, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, and 30 of the National Defense Act, as amended;

(b) All of section 5 of the National Defense Act, as amended, except that part which was inserted by section 2 of the Act of June 15, 1933 (ch. 87, 48 Stat. 153; 10 U. S. C. 38);

(c) All of section 11 of the National Defense Act, as amended, except that 'part which was inserted by the last three provisos of the Act of June 26, 1936 (ch. 839, 49 Stat. 1974; 10 U. S. C. 181);

(d) Sections 219, 1104, 1105, 1108, 1112, 1132, 1157, 1164, 1165, 1166, and 1167 of the Revised Statutes, as amended;

(e) The Act of March 5, 1890 (ch. 26, 26 Stat. 17; 5 U. S. C. 182) ;

(f) Section 2 of the Act of October 1, 1890 (ch. 1266, 26 Stat. 653; 10 U. S. C. 212);

(g) Section 3 of the Act of April 22, 1898 (ch. 187, 30 Stat. 361; 10 U. S. C. 3) ; (h) Section 31 of the Act of February 2, 1901 (ch. 192, 31 Stat. 756; 10 U. S. C. 641);

(i) The Act of February 14, 1903 (ch. 553, 32 Stat. 830);

(j) Sections 1, 3, and 4 of the Act of January 25, 1907 (ch. 397, 34 Stat. 861); (k) Section 108 of title 3 of the United States Code (ch. 644, 62 Stat. 672); (1) The Act of February 24, 1925 (ch. 307, 43 Stat. 970);

(m) The Act of February 23, 1929 (ch. 298, 45 Stat. 1255; 10 U. S. C. 22a); (n) Section 4 of the Act of July 31, 1935 (ch. 225, 49 Stat. 506; 10 U. S. C. 552b); (0) The Act of April 13, 1938 (ch. 146, 52 Stat. 216);

(p) Section 2 of the Act of August 30, 1935 (ch. 830, 49 Stat. 1028), as amended by section 6 of the Act of April 3, 1939 (ch. 35, 53 Stat. 557; 10 U. S. C. 487a); (q) All of section 1 of the Act of August 30, 1935 (ch. 830, 49 Stat. 1028), as amended by section 5 of the Act of April 3, 1939 (ch. 35, 53 Stat. 557), except the last proviso thereof as amended by the Acts of July 25, 1939 (ch. 349, 53 Stat. 1079), and of December 10, 1941 (ch. 562, 55 Stat. 796);

(r) Section 1 of the Act of December 16, 1940 (ch. 931, 54 Stat. 1224), as amended by the Act of December 15, 1944 (ch. 591, 58 Stat. 807), and section 2 of the Act of May 15, 1947 (ch. 60, 61 Stat. 93; 5 U. S. C. 181a);

(s) Section 1 of the Act of December 1, 1941 (ch. 552, 55 Stat. 787; 10 U. S. C. 181b);

(t) Section 1 of the Act of July 20, 1942 (ch. 509, 56 Stat. 663; 10 U. S. C. 156);

(u) So much of the appropriation Act of June 20, 1874, as reads: "and hereafter it shall be unlawful to allow or pay to any of the persons designated in this Act any additional compensation from any source whatever, or to retain, detail, or employ in any branch of the War Department in the city of Washington, any person other than those herein authorized, except in the Signal Office and the Engineer Corps, and except such commissioned officers as the Secretary of War may from time to time assign to special duties;" (ch. 328, 18 Stat. 101; 10 U. S. C. 642a);

(v) The proviso only, appearing on page 238 of volume 22, chapter 389, of the Statutes at Large, being a part of the Appropriation Act of August 5, 1882 (5 U. S. C. 183);

(w) The first two provisos and the sentence following the second proviso only, appearing on page 109 of volume 23, chapter 217, of the Statutes at Large, being a part of the Army Appropriation Act of July 5, 1884 (10 U. S. C. 1200); (x) The proviso beginning on page 110 and ending on page 111 only, of volume 23, chapter 217, of the Statutes at Large, being a part of the Army Appropriation Act of July 5, 1884;

(y) The second proviso only, appearing on page 242 of volume 34, chapter 3078, of the Statutes at Large, being a part of the Army Appropriation Act of June 12, 1906 (10 U. S. C. 641);

(z) The first proviso only, appearing on page 250 of volume 34, chapter 3078,' of the Statutes at Large, being a part of the Army Appropriation Act of June 12, 1906 (10 U. S. C. 1240);

(aa) The first complete paragraph only, appearing on page 418 of volume 34, chapter 3514, of the Statutes at Large, being a part of the Appropriation Act of June 22, 1906 (5 U. S. C. 188);

(bb) The second and third provisos only, appearing on page 733 of volume 35, chapter 252, of the Statutes at Large, being a part of the Appropriation Act cf March 3, 1909 (10 U. S. C. 1174);

(cc) The fourth proviso only, appearing on page 254 of volume 36, chapter 115, of the Statutes at Large, being a part of the Army Appropriation Act of March 23, 1910 (10 U. S. C. 811);

(dd) The fourt and fifth provisos only, appearing on page 1049 of volume 36, chapter 209, of the States at Large being a part of the Army Appropriation Act of March 3, 1911 (10 U. S. C. 642) ;

(ee) So much of the Army Appropriation Act of March 4, 1915, as reads: "In addition to detailing for duty at said disciplinary barracks such number of enlisted men of the Staff Corps and departments as he may deem necessary, the Secretary of War shall assign a sufficient number of enlisted men of the line of the Army for duty as guards at said disciplinary barracks and as noncommissioned officers of the disciplinary organizations hereinafter authorized. Said guards, and also the enlisted men assigned for duty as noncommissioned officers of disciplinary organizations, shall be detached from the line of the Army, or enlisted for the purpose;" (ch. 143, 38 Stat. 1085; 10 U. S. C. 1454) ;

(ff) The fifth proviso only, appearing on page 1279 of volume 41, chapter 124, of the Statutes at Large, being a part of the Appropriation Act of March 3, 1921 (10 U. S. C, 273).

SEC. 402. Wherever by the following Acts or parts of Acts, as amended, certain duties and powers are imposed upon or vested in the Quartermaster Corps, the Ordnance Department, the Finance Department, the Medical Department, the Adjutant General's Department, or the Chiefs or other officers of such branches of the Army, such Acts and parts of Acts are hereby amended so that hereafter such powers and duties shall be vested in and performed by whatever branch, office, or officers of the Army the Secretary of the Army may from time to time designate:

(a) Sections 1135, 1141, 1143, 1144, 1145, and 3715 of the Revised Statutes of the United States.

(b) The first proviso on page 111 of volume 23, chapter 217, of the Statutes at Large, being a part of the Army Appropriation Act of July 5, 1884 (10 U. S. C. 73).

(c) The last proviso on page 178 of volume 27, chapter 195, of the Statutes at Large, being a part of the Army Appropriation Act of July 16, 1892 (10 U. S. C. 1335).

(d) Only that part of the Appropriation Act of June 4, 1897, included in the paragraph commencing with the words: "Soldiers' Home, District of Columbia :" appearing on page 54 of volume 30, chapter 2, of the Statutes at Large (24 U. S. C. 58).

(e) The proviso on page 216 of volume 31 of chapter 586, of the Statutes at Large, being a part of the Army Appropriation Act of May 26, 1900.

(f) The proviso on pages 832 and 833 of volume 33, chapter 1307, of the Statutes at Large, being a part of the Army Appropriation Act of March 2, 1905 (10 U. S. C. 177).

(g) Section 14 of the Act of May 28, 1908 (ch. 215, 35 Stat. 443; 50 U. S. C. 64).

(h) The second complete paragraph on page 751 of volume 35, chapter 252, of the Statutes at Large, being part of the Army Appropriation Act of March 3, 1909 (34 U. S. C. 540; 50 U. S. C. 70).

(i) Section 47 of the Act of March 4, 1909 (ch. 319, 35 Stat. 1075).

(j) The first proviso on page 362 of volume 38, chapter 72, of the Statutes at Large, being a part of the Army Appropriation Act of April 27, 1914.

(k) The first proviso on page 1079 of volume 38, chapter 143, of the Statutes at Large, being a part of the Army Appropriation Act of March 4, 1915 (10 U. S. C. 1234; 34 U. S. C. 539).

(1) Paragraph 3 of section 2 of the Army Appropriation Act of March 4, 1915 (ch. 143, 38 Stat. 1085; 10 U. S. C. 1453).

(m) The first proviso on page 635 of volume 39, chapter 418, of the Statutes at Large, being a part of the Army Appropriation Act of August 29, 1916 (31 U. S. C. 488).

(n) The Act of October 30, 1941 (ch. 465, 55 Stat. 758; 10 U. S. C. 1304).

SEC. 403. Under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, officers of the Army accountable for public moneys may intrust moneys to other officers of the Army for the purpose of having them make disbursements as their agents, and the officer to whom the moneys are intrusted, as well as the officer who intrusts the moneys to him, shall be held pecuniarily responsible therefor to the United States.

SEC. 404. (a) The Armor shall be a continuation of the Cavalry; the Artillery shall be a continuation of the Field Artillery and the Coast Artillery Corps; and the offices, positions, branches, corps, services, components, and organizations referred to in this Act shall be continuations of corresponding offices, positions, branches, corps, departments, services, components, and organizations previously authorized or existing. The reappointment, reassignment, or detail of members of the Army, or of civil officers or employees, now holding any such offices, or now appointed, assigned, or detailed to any such positions, branches, corps, departments, services, components, or organizations shall not be required.

(b) Notwithstanding the repeal or amendment of any law by this Act, no civil officer or employee now serving, and no member of the Army now in service, active, inactive, or retired, shall, in consequence of the passage of this Act, be deprived of any civil or military office, appointment, commission, warrant, or rank, held by him, or of any right to pay, allowance, promotion, retirement, or of any other right, privilege, or benefit to which he is or may be entitled under the authority of laws or regulations existing immediately prior to the effective date of this Act.

(c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as changing the numbers of officers authorized by law in each of the several commissioned officer grades in the Army; or as changing the laws applicable to the promotion and retirement of members of the Army; or as giving to any person any right to retirement, to pay, or to allowances not heretofore authorized by law.

(d) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as changing existing laws pertaining to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau.

SEC. 405. Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of any law vesting any power in or imposing any duty upon any officer, civil or military, of the Army Establishment, or in or upon any department, corps, branch, or organization of the Army; and notwithstanding the several provisions of this Act to the effect that the powers and duties of various officers, civil and military, of the Army Establishment, and of various branches, and organizations of the Army, shall be such as the Secretary of the Army shall prescribe; and in order that there shall be no interruption in the performance of duties; and in order that the immediate issuance and promulgation of new orders and regulations shall not be required; it is hereby prescribed that every power vested in and every duty imposed upon any officer, civil or military, of the Army Establishment, or in or upon any department, corps, branch, or organization of the Army, by any law, regulation, or order in force immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be exercised and performed by the same officer, department, corps, branch, or organization, or by his or its successor, until the President, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of the Army shall otherwise direct.

SEC. 406. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as amending existing provisions of law concerning the Army Mine Planter Service, except that that service shall no longer be a part of the Coast Artillery; but it may hereafter be discontinued or assigned to or consolidated with such other branch of the Army, or such other service as the President may direct.

SEC. 407. The duties, powers, and authorities conferred by this Act shall be subject to such authorities as may now or hereafter be vested by law in the Secretary of Defense; and nothing in this Act shall prevent the Secretary of Defense, acting pursuant to powers now or hereafter vested in him by law, from

issuing such directions as he deems appropriate with respect to the Department of the Army.

SEC. 408. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances be held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

No. 99. TO PROVIDE FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (H. R. 5794). MR. VINSON

Hon. SAM RAYBURN,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE,
Washington, July 26, 1949.

MY DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Attached is a letter addressed to you by the Secretary of the Army recommending the enactment of a proposed draft of legislation, also attached bearing the title "To provide for the organization of the Army and the Department of the Army, and for other purposes."

This legislation has been approved for inclusion in the National Military Establishment legislative program for the Eighty-first Congress, first session, and responsibility for handling it on behalf of the Establishment has been placed in the Department of the Army.

With kindest personal regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,

LOUIS JOHNSON.

Hon. SAM RAYBURN,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JULY 21, 1949.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: There is enclosed herewith draft of a bill to provide for the organization of the Army and the Department of the Army, and for other purposes, which the Department of the Army recommends be enacted into law. The Secretary of Defense has assigned responsibility for the preparation and submission of this measure on behalf of the National Military Establishment to this Department.

The purpose of the proposed legislation is to provide a permanent statutory basis for the organization of the Army and the Department of the Army in broad and simple terms. Its enactment will not substantially change the organization of the Army and the Department of the Army as it now exists. It would, however, place the current organization on a permanent statutory basis independent of existing temporary authority under title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941 (55 Stat. 838), and subsection 305 (c) of the National Security Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 508), thus permitting continuation of the present organization after the expiration of existing temporary authority. It would provide the flexibility in organization necessary to meet developments in the organization of the National Military Establishment, and would permit such changes in the duties of subordinate offices in the Department of the Army as may be found desirable in the formulation of a more effective organization.

This proposal is in harmony with the important laws affecting the National Military Establishment enacted since the cessation of hostilities and does not make any changes in those laws. Among the most important of these laws are: National Security Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 495); Officer Personnel Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 705); and the Armed Services Procurement Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 21). The enclosed draft of bill is the result of an exhaustive study of laws, both permanent and temporary, affecting the organization of the Army Establishment. In the preparation of this proposal careful consideration was given to the lessons learned during the recent war, and an effort has been made to avoid the rigidity of organization required by existing permanent laws. That rigidity prevented the adoption of a more effective organization in the Army until the enactment of title I of the first War Powers Act on December 18, 1941. This proposal has been designed to provide flexibility, in order that:

(a) The organization of the Army may be kept in harmony with changes and developments incident to mobilization and active military operations, in the event of a national emergency.

(b) The organization of the Army may be kept in harmony with changes and developments in the organization of the National Military Establishment and the several agencies thereof.